Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear gives his annual State of the Commonwealth address Tuesday in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Frankfort.

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Beshear presented his proposed $20 billion, two-year state budget Tuesday night to the Kentucky General Assembly.

"I am both proud and regretful about this budget plan," Beshear said. "I have a lot of regret because we're harming a lot of programs and services that are vital to Kentuckians. I'm proud of it, because by making those difficult choices, we are empowering ourselves to make some investments into the future of Kentucky that are going to make a tremendous difference in this ...